They worked in the lead mines owned by Felix Vallé and formed part of the 1852 Ste.

[5] In 1877, three people, Basil, Jabette and Madeline, were bequeathed $300 by Felix Vallé who wrote that they were "formerly slaves owned by me.

"[5] The site offers tours of the Felix Vallé House, a Federal-style limestone structure built in 1818 by Jacob Phillipson, a Jewish merchant from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that in 1824 became the commercial outlet and home of Felix Vallé and Odile Pratte-Vallé.

[6] An authentically stocked mercantile store representing the firm of Menard & Vallé is on display.

Other features of the house include original mantels and interior trim, early Empire furnishings, an exterior staircase leading to the second-floor bedrooms, and a garden with original brick and frame outbuildings.